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# Old College Capital
- URL: https://entrepreneurplus.co.uk/investors/old-college-capital/
- Published: 2026-10-15T16:40:03.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-15T16:40:03.000Z
- Description: University of Edinburgh venture fund backing deep tech spin-outs and start-ups from pre-seed to Series A
- Author: Editorial Desk
- Tags: #ep-investor

![Old College Capital logo](https://storage.ghost.io/c/05/a4/05a4a052-18ab-4836-8924-ec8b322c371c/content/images/2026/10/old-college-capital-logo.jpg) 

University of Edinburgh venture fund backing deep tech spin-outs and start-ups from pre-seed to Series A

- Venture capital
- Edinburgh

Type

Venture capital

Based in

Edinburgh

Stages

Pre-seed, Seed, Series A, Series B+

Sector focus

Healthtech, Climate & Energy

Cheque size

€100k–€1.5M

Fund size

Undisclosed

Founded

2011

Website

[edinburgh-innovations.ed.ac.uk](https://edinburgh-innovations.ed.ac.uk/venture-investment/?ref=entrepreneurplus.co.uk)

Old College Capital is the University of Edinburgh's venture investment fund, set up in 2011 with backing from the University and its endowment and managed within Edinburgh Innovations. It invests in deep tech, high-growth companies associated with the University, from pre-seed to Series A.

Typical cheques range from £50k to £250k, and it co-invests alongside other investors rather than funding rounds alone. Sectors include biotechnology, energy, medical technology and photonics, and its portfolio exceeds 80 companies. An independent investment committee oversees decisions, and the fund operates on a commercial basis.

[LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/edinburgh-innovations/?ref=entrepreneurplus.co.uk)

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